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Private pilot of a C172 became lost on a short cross country flight resulting in the penetration of class C airspace. ATC intervened and provided vectors to reporter's destination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374652 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pvd airport : gon |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pvd |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 137 flight time type : 123 |
| ASRS Report | 374652 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was to departure brainerd airport and head northwest to groton. Due to FARS, a flight plan is not required. It was a 37 NM flight down to groton airport. On the way down, it was windy and bumpy. One factor I should have considered with a greater depth. It was the wind that was pushing me off course. I soon realized that I was not at groton. I was at providence. Once passed to providence, they helped me out by telling me where I was at. Returning back knowing I was lost, I was passed to bradley. They gave me headings to fly. Once around bradley, I knew where I was. I should have been more familiar with some of the cities that these airports have. In my situation, consider factors that will affect your flight path and prevent them from becoming your downfall. Willing to take more flight instruction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A C172 BECAME LOST ON A SHORT XCOUNTRY FLT RESULTING IN THE PENETRATION OF CLASS C AIRSPACE. ATC INTERVENED AND PROVIDED VECTORS TO RPTR'S DEST ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS TO DEP BRAINERD ARPT AND HEAD NW TO GROTON. DUE TO FARS, A FLT PLAN IS NOT REQUIRED. IT WAS A 37 NM FLT DOWN TO GROTON ARPT. ON THE WAY DOWN, IT WAS WINDY AND BUMPY. ONE FACTOR I SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED WITH A GREATER DEPTH. IT WAS THE WIND THAT WAS PUSHING ME OFF COURSE. I SOON REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT AT GROTON. I WAS AT PROVIDENCE. ONCE PASSED TO PROVIDENCE, THEY HELPED ME OUT BY TELLING ME WHERE I WAS AT. RETURNING BACK KNOWING I WAS LOST, I WAS PASSED TO BRADLEY. THEY GAVE ME HDGS TO FLY. ONCE AROUND BRADLEY, I KNEW WHERE I WAS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE CITIES THAT THESE ARPTS HAVE. IN MY SIT, CONSIDER FACTORS THAT WILL AFFECT YOUR FLT PATH AND PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING YOUR DOWNFALL. WILLING TO TAKE MORE FLT INSTRUCTION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.